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the discretionary part of the u.s. budge set skewed toward military spending and even though the iraq war is over and afghanistan is winding down, the defense department has not turned its back. judging by what they plan on going after in order to do so, 800,000 civilian jobs instead of huge overhead meant to fight the soviet union, japan and, germany, no matter that my old pal and partner, larry kudlow has a terrific piece on cnbc.com today, which points out the entire harm from the sequester this year might come to $44 million, and that's just a quarter of 1% of our gdp. my worries is that the fed will take notice and not do the wrong thing if we go over the sequestration cliff. we thank the conclusion of the payroll tax holiday, and the rising gas prices are weighing on the consumer. does d the fed see that this coming last month when things were rosier. is this when they bail on plans to help the economy and start hurting it? the fed chief is sticking by 6.5% unemployment goal. that's still a percent before the gre
the discretionary part of the u.s. budge set skewed toward military spending and even though the iraq war is over and afghanistan is winding down, the defense department has not turned its back. judging by what they plan on going after in order to do so, 800,000 civilian jobs instead of huge overhead meant to fight the soviet union, japan and, germany, no matter that my old pal and partner, larry kudlow has a terrific piece on cnbc.com today, which points out the entire harm from the sequester...
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we're over a $20 billion u.s. software company. we're delivering much more than $5.5 billion in profit. so the company has to grow profitably. most importantly, though, we want to focus on the customer. if we can have the users of our technology love us, we'll reach the one billion users by 2015. we'll be a greater than 20 billion euro software company, which is somewhere closer to $30 billion. and we'll have 35% operating margins so we deliver a lot of flow through to shareholders. this is who we are. profitable revenue growth driven by customer innovation, it is all about winning for the customer. >> you've also tapped in -- i've been trying to figure out ever since i heard it on the intel call how to make money off the phablet, which is the phone and the tablet. you guys have figured it out. >> our big idea is to be device agnostic, so all the devices are supported by s.a.p. >> you don't care. >> it's all good. >> samsung -- >> it's all good. we want to run business applications so our customers take better care of their custome
we're over a $20 billion u.s. software company. we're delivering much more than $5.5 billion in profit. so the company has to grow profitably. most importantly, though, we want to focus on the customer. if we can have the users of our technology love us, we'll reach the one billion users by 2015. we'll be a greater than 20 billion euro software company, which is somewhere closer to $30 billion. and we'll have 35% operating margins so we deliver a lot of flow through to shareholders. this is who...
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but i think the u.s. economy is much bigger, and the u.s. economy is much more relevant. >> i'm not sure actually the european equities have outperformed. i'm not totally sure about that, todd. mark, just before we let you go, do we worry about europe or basically take it off the agenda? >> no, i'm not prepared to take it off the agenda at all. i think it's been remarkably quiet on that front. but the gain was clearly last july when mario draghi said whatever it takes. recently he's said positive contagion is occurring across the euro area. we're bullish on european equities, but not taking our eye off the ball. >> guys, thank you very much for your time. martin there, and todd. >> thank you. >> let's get to shares of yum brands. shares trading sharply lower this morning. fourth-quarter earnings did beat by a penny, but man, the same-store sales in china, fastest growing market, down 6%. fresh off the conference call. a neutral lowered price target from 69 to 63. david, welcome back. >> good morning. >> you had outlined prior to the quarter
but i think the u.s. economy is much bigger, and the u.s. economy is much more relevant. >> i'm not sure actually the european equities have outperformed. i'm not totally sure about that, todd. mark, just before we let you go, do we worry about europe or basically take it off the agenda? >> no, i'm not prepared to take it off the agenda at all. i think it's been remarkably quiet on that front. but the gain was clearly last july when mario draghi said whatever it takes. recently he's...
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next um, u.s. portion of that going through. vast majority are going to succeed and go through without any problems. >> dan, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> chinese new year. the year of the snake. thank you so much. >>> ahead on the show, mcgraw hill reports earnings and big hince to its department of justice lawsuit. the big one against standard & poor's. >> lehmans in the united states, barclays. >> the investment bank will stay. the company as a whole will be 3700 people fewer. we'll tell you what businesses the bank is exiting and what that means for u.s. banks as well. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. [
next um, u.s. portion of that going through. vast majority are going to succeed and go through without any problems. >> dan, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> chinese new year. the year of the snake. thank you so much. >>> ahead on the show, mcgraw hill reports earnings and big hince to its department of justice lawsuit. the big one against standard & poor's. >> lehmans in the united states, barclays. >> the investment bank will stay. the...
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they hit 8,000 neighborhoods in the u.s. in all 50 states and announced a new financing, a peer of ours, and david has taken a board seat with the company and everything we're seeing is accelerating. we believe the local community where your neighbors are talking to each other is a specific social opportunity from facebook. >> uber, for those that don't know, it's a car service. >> it's an unbelievably magical service. a smartphone in a consumer's hand and smartphone in a driver's hand and algorithm that helps route all those things. when it hits scale, it hit scale in san francisco, pickup time is less than two minutes and changes behavior in the market. >> the time frame for taking those types of companyies publi is what, if not specific or exact, what's your train of thought? >> in the 1990s, it could be as low as three years and got extended to 10 or 11 as we went through the dry summer of the 2000s. i think today because of the way viral is playing on the internet you're seeing companies hit revenue growth rates much hi
they hit 8,000 neighborhoods in the u.s. in all 50 states and announced a new financing, a peer of ours, and david has taken a board seat with the company and everything we're seeing is accelerating. we believe the local community where your neighbors are talking to each other is a specific social opportunity from facebook. >> uber, for those that don't know, it's a car service. >> it's an unbelievably magical service. a smartphone in a consumer's hand and smartphone in a driver's...
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in the u.s. concern about the spending cuts due on march 1st. add it up, lots of worry. the vix also called the fear gauge surging some 34% in today's session. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, another concern for the economy and the stock market is computer hacking. our entire financial system love lives in a digital world. let's go live to the rsa security conference in san francisco where eamon javers is standing by. rsa is one of the top cyber security firms in the world, right? >> that's right, sue. they've got hundreds of experts here. this place is crawling with cyber security experts. what's stunning to me is the gap between what you hear from cyber security experts and the folks in washington and what you hear from the companies themselves. we spent time looking through filings to find out how often companies are disclosing cyber attacks that they really experienced. we could only find a couple of handfuls of examples of companies revealing that. you've got cyber security experts saying this is a huge problem. and on the other hand companies not saying that much abou
in the u.s. concern about the spending cuts due on march 1st. add it up, lots of worry. the vix also called the fear gauge surging some 34% in today's session. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, another concern for the economy and the stock market is computer hacking. our entire financial system love lives in a digital world. let's go live to the rsa security conference in san francisco where eamon javers is standing by. rsa is one of the top cyber security firms in the world, right?...
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it sort of trickled over into the u.s. markets. as we countdown to march 1st deadline day for massive spending cuts out of washington. the dow was less than a hundred point from an all-time high but these two issues have now set the bulls back in the u.s. in the past two hours. the industrials now down about 12 point. josh h john harwood is in washington for us. we start with michelle caruso-cabrera in rome. >> tyler, the italian election is not turning out as market participants had hoped. they expected at this point we would have conclusive results out of the i tal yn election. we do not have conclusive results at this point and it is possible that italians may have to vote again for a new prime minister if we don't get an answer in this round. here's what the markets thought would happen. they thought a guy named louigi berosoni, who most americans haven't heard of, would win. and that silvio burr burr le /*y scony would come in 1ekd. he may not have any seats in the government. the mario monti part is crucial because he was sup
it sort of trickled over into the u.s. markets. as we countdown to march 1st deadline day for massive spending cuts out of washington. the dow was less than a hundred point from an all-time high but these two issues have now set the bulls back in the u.s. in the past two hours. the industrials now down about 12 point. josh h john harwood is in washington for us. we start with michelle caruso-cabrera in rome. >> tyler, the italian election is not turning out as market participants had...
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abe because this is his first trip to u.s. while we understand that the u.s.-japan relationship is the most important bilateral relationship for gentleman pap. so to make this trip very successful is really important task for mr. abe and i think that the both sides want to reaffirm the close tie given the fact that we have seen the rising tensions, geographical tensions over north korea and over the senkaku islands. >> east asia is becoming more and more precarious. that was a quote from one professor to another. how does the political back drop complicate, if it complicates at all, the macroeconomics for japan? >> well, not really. well, i think that the very fortunately the bilateral relationship between japan and china has been improving after the september last year despite lots of noise we have heard recently. so the -- i think over time japan is going to have fda with china or korea and also with the other asian countries and then mutually try to benefit from the liberalization of trade. so i'm really optimistic on the future prospect of japan's trade. >
abe because this is his first trip to u.s. while we understand that the u.s.-japan relationship is the most important bilateral relationship for gentleman pap. so to make this trip very successful is really important task for mr. abe and i think that the both sides want to reaffirm the close tie given the fact that we have seen the rising tensions, geographical tensions over north korea and over the senkaku islands. >> east asia is becoming more and more precarious. that was a quote from...
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the u.s. economy is expected to keep up the recent trend of modesty of unspectacular job growth in january. >>> plus, the dutch finance minister warns of a worsening deficit this year, this after the government is forced to bail out local banks after a bailout of 3.7 million euros. >>> we kick off with the pmis out of the eurozone. january manufacturing pmi, 47.9. the flash 47.5, december manufacturing pmi was 46.1. it has boosted the euro to maintain its gaze, now back over to 1.3651 and continuing to climb high. that is now a 32-month high against the yen, as well, at 11.25965. the german manufacturing pmi was a little better, as well, this morning. helping to boost those numbers. we suggest that there's benefits from emerging markets rather than, perhaps, from elsewhere in europe. anyway, coming in better once again for the eurozone. still in contraction territory, but, of course, the trend is what is being concentrated on. we had similar indicators for two die verging views on china's reco
the u.s. economy is expected to keep up the recent trend of modesty of unspectacular job growth in january. >>> plus, the dutch finance minister warns of a worsening deficit this year, this after the government is forced to bail out local banks after a bailout of 3.7 million euros. >>> we kick off with the pmis out of the eurozone. january manufacturing pmi, 47.9. the flash 47.5, december manufacturing pmi was 46.1. it has boosted the euro to maintain its gaze, now back over...
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what they have to do is take the u.s. playbook, as they call it, and take it to the international markets can, which is not just one market. europe is big, uk within that is a big market. they have to take a lot of the technology from the u.s. internationally and as they do that, international should start to turn a profit. it lost money for the second quarter in a row in the fourth quarter. it was profitable earlier but i think that changed to where its profitability is in the second quarter. >> trying to draw merchants in and participate, i assume you're sensing some hesitancy by merchants to play. is that also in the process of turning it around? >> i think their strategy is to upgrade the merchant quality. so in doing that they are going to find some merchants that haven't tried groupon who might be willing to try it. i think groupon's strategy is, let's give more merchants a try and some merchants that are maybe more national and with product that had more clout, that's where they are going which, again, long term is
what they have to do is take the u.s. playbook, as they call it, and take it to the international markets can, which is not just one market. europe is big, uk within that is a big market. they have to take a lot of the technology from the u.s. internationally and as they do that, international should start to turn a profit. it lost money for the second quarter in a row in the fourth quarter. it was profitable earlier but i think that changed to where its profitability is in the second quarter....
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and a cool pad for 1 wh00 u.s. dollars and how they compete when apple has the lead in china is interesting. >> when he says the smartphone market will double in size, there's a lot of question within that how much goes back to apple. >> opposed to other players and some of the domestics there. >> more analysis on tim cook at the san francisco conference coming up. >>> and talking to johnny isakson about the state of the union coming up. >> senator isaacson was rated as the sixth most conservative senator in the senate. we'll talk in about 10 minutes about all the pertinent issues and cost of some issues discussed most likely, state of the union tonight. 10 minutes. that's not ch, you t. except it's 2% every year. go to e-trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert: it's low. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. e-trade. less for us. more for you. [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we created the luxury crossover and kept turning the page, writing the next chapter for the rx and
and a cool pad for 1 wh00 u.s. dollars and how they compete when apple has the lead in china is interesting. >> when he says the smartphone market will double in size, there's a lot of question within that how much goes back to apple. >> opposed to other players and some of the domestics there. >> more analysis on tim cook at the san francisco conference coming up. >>> and talking to johnny isakson about the state of the union coming up. >> senator isaacson was...
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the u.s. this is not just a uk issue. it seems around the world, there is no appetite. but practically speaking, what will be the impact of this? >> i think of two elements. retailers have pretty much moved to very high margines and this product. those products are not necessarily totally restricted, but it's nothing like what is available in the early part of the season. you've got high margins, retail banking creating a lot of cash flow, but it's a very, very low growth business. you can't grow the business so far, your return will be 7%, 8%, 9% yield as an investor. the trick side is, how do you get from where you are to where you should be or where you're being told to be? i think in rbs's case, there's a better chance of getting there quicker. >> we'll leave it there. spanish prime minister march anna rajoy is meeting with angela merkel today in berlin. this ahead of parliament talks. this comes amid a corruption scandal at home that has called widespread calls for his resignation. he cam
the u.s. this is not just a uk issue. it seems around the world, there is no appetite. but practically speaking, what will be the impact of this? >> i think of two elements. retailers have pretty much moved to very high margines and this product. those products are not necessarily totally restricted, but it's nothing like what is available in the early part of the season. you've got high margins, retail banking creating a lot of cash flow, but it's a very, very low growth business. you...
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the u.s. european equity markets for the most part are mixed. and it's forex, guys, again, where the real focus is. so absent any weakness in the italian auctions which we didn't see which might have put pressure on the euro. instead the euro continues to rally against the dollar. and it's actually the g-20 meeting this weekend in russia that's the focus for a lot of investors. it's the yen in particular. we had the g-7 come out and create a little confusion in the market. first with the statement that seemed sort of tacitly say it was okay for japan and some countries to have been talking down their currency to the effect that they did. then turning around yesterday and trying to say, look, they meant for the statement, the statement out of the g-7, to come across as signaling concern about the excessive moves in the yen. then a canadian official struck much of the same note when asked by press later that evening. the did give up significant ground on that strength -- strengthened, i should s
the u.s. european equity markets for the most part are mixed. and it's forex, guys, again, where the real focus is. so absent any weakness in the italian auctions which we didn't see which might have put pressure on the euro. instead the euro continues to rally against the dollar. and it's actually the g-20 meeting this weekend in russia that's the focus for a lot of investors. it's the yen in particular. we had the g-7 come out and create a little confusion in the market. first with the...
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u.s. equity futures this morning, you can see, are lighter, down by about 33 points for those dow futures. s&p futures are off by about 4 1/2. but, again, the dow above 14,000 for the first time since october 2007 on friday. oil analysts are saying that trading could be choppy in the energy markets today amid growing tensions in the middle east. yesterday, israel hinted that its air force may have been behind the air strike. on a missile site in syria in order tody stroi weapons it believes were headed for lebanon. you can see right now, crude oil prices down by about 11%. 96.85. and, steve, i'll send it over to you. >> we'll talk to boeing about compensation for the grounding of the dreamliner. it estimates it will cost nearly $8el million through tend of march. barclay's finance director chris lucas and the bank's top legal expert are set to retire. the departures add to change at the top as the financial giant struggles to put disasters behind it. resimple in moment will officially beco
u.s. equity futures this morning, you can see, are lighter, down by about 33 points for those dow futures. s&p futures are off by about 4 1/2. but, again, the dow above 14,000 for the first time since october 2007 on friday. oil analysts are saying that trading could be choppy in the energy markets today amid growing tensions in the middle east. yesterday, israel hinted that its air force may have been behind the air strike. on a missile site in syria in order tody stroi weapons it believes...
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the u.s. economy must be slowing. right? i mean, on account of all that negative stuff people keep talking about. guess what. today made the notion seem fanciful. we got good macro, meaning we saw durable goods data, showing demand for machinery rose the most in two years. how does that happen? it comes on top of the recent increase in container board, the corrugated box stuff that your packages come in, fedex and stuff. one of the most sensitive economic indicators out there and then a $50 increase in sheet steel, it fell from a match by ak steel. and you cannot put through container board and steel price hikes in a weak economy. you would say, no, no. i need more evidence. take a look at transports, incredibly sensitive to commerce. today they rallied the most since july last year. jb hunt, almost up four points, 52-week high. i don't talk about the truckers enough, my bad. i spend too much time on transporters like ups. a name my charitable trust bought more of. and fedex. but the truckers are a fabulous indicator of econ
the u.s. economy must be slowing. right? i mean, on account of all that negative stuff people keep talking about. guess what. today made the notion seem fanciful. we got good macro, meaning we saw durable goods data, showing demand for machinery rose the most in two years. how does that happen? it comes on top of the recent increase in container board, the corrugated box stuff that your packages come in, fedex and stuff. one of the most sensitive economic indicators out there and then a $50...
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however for the u.s. the financial crisis is receding in the rear view mirror and we should be picking up. we think we were stuck in a growth channel centered around 2%, beginning this year probably next year, that growth channel is going to be more like 2.5%. >> what about i know long-term it's difficult enough to do it for this year. do you think 3.5 is on the horizon? >> that's going to be a real stretch. important because of demographics. the best thing we got going for us is that we are very good at extracting a form of energy in the middle part of the country that we don't like to -- that gives manufacturers a comparative -- >> i can't imagine that that's not going to be the thing -- all these other things. there's always something that offsets some of the negatives and i can't believe that's not going to be a powerful thing for us in the future. >> i think so, too. that's how we get to 2.5 demographics are going to be a drag. >> i'm being interested in your perspective. we're not talking about our
however for the u.s. the financial crisis is receding in the rear view mirror and we should be picking up. we think we were stuck in a growth channel centered around 2%, beginning this year probably next year, that growth channel is going to be more like 2.5%. >> what about i know long-term it's difficult enough to do it for this year. do you think 3.5 is on the horizon? >> that's going to be a real stretch. important because of demographics. the best thing we got going for us is...
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. ♪ >>> u.s. government is suing s&p and its parent company mcgraw hill perhaps for as much as $5 million over its massive ratings mistakes on mortgage bonds and subprime issues. so far only s&p is being sued. while s&p's parent mcgraw hill stock dropped by 24%, moody's is also down by 20% since this news broke. let's ask two key questions right up front. first, is there a smoking gun inside s&p? or is this political pay back for s&p cutting the u.s. debt rating back in 2011? here's what the attorney for standard & poor's floyd abrams told david faber on cnbc earlier today. >> i don't think anyone knows. is it true that after the downgrade the intensity of the investigation significantly increased? yeah. i'm sure the government would say that it had nothing to do with it. we don't know why. >> but it did increase after the downgrade. >> yeah. >> but you don't though wt tho'. >> how could i? >> eric holder addressed that at his press conference today. >> they did what they did assessing what the cr
. ♪ >>> u.s. government is suing s&p and its parent company mcgraw hill perhaps for as much as $5 million over its massive ratings mistakes on mortgage bonds and subprime issues. so far only s&p is being sued. while s&p's parent mcgraw hill stock dropped by 24%, moody's is also down by 20% since this news broke. let's ask two key questions right up front. first, is there a smoking gun inside s&p? or is this political pay back for s&p cutting the u.s. debt rating...
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the u.s. equity futures at this hour and right now it looks like there are some green arrows. you can see dow futures up by about 50 points in fair value. s&p up by just about 7. joe mentioned the oscars. he was very excited about this. if you went to bed early, here is a recap of the major winners. "argo"'s win as best picture marks the first time since "driving miss daisy" that a film won top prize without its director being nominated. ang lee was best director for "life of pi." three other wins for "life of pi" came for original score, sen ma effects and cinematography. >>> daniel day-lewis took home best actor for his role as lincoln. >>> the best actress went to jennifer lawrence for "silver lining's playbook." and best supporting actress was ann hathaway for les miserables. >>> randall stephenson will be joining us live in about ten minutes. the big news on his company today, gm is switching to at&t from verizon for on-star wireless service. that's beginning with the cars they make in 20
the u.s. equity futures at this hour and right now it looks like there are some green arrows. you can see dow futures up by about 50 points in fair value. s&p up by just about 7. joe mentioned the oscars. he was very excited about this. if you went to bed early, here is a recap of the major winners. "argo"'s win as best picture marks the first time since "driving miss daisy" that a film won top prize without its director being nominated. ang lee was best director for...
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according to u.s. macizations activity is double what it was the same period last year and the second highest year-to-date total ever, second only to the year 2000. maria. >> thank you so much. kayla. not just retail. investors seeing a pickup in m & a action. warren buffett entered the ring with the buyout of heinz. peter weinberg joins us now. peter, nice to have you on the program. >> thank you, maria. your firm did the nyc ice deal, a number of other deals. advisory business has been incredibly busy. what's behind the new string of deals. >> i think the whole street is busy. all of the m & a departments, here and in left-hand op, are burning the midnight oil. there's some of the old chestnuts we we've had for years frankly. lots of cash. good capital structures, low interest rates so all of that -- nothing has changed with respect to that. what has headached is the market's receptivity to deals. i think it's interesting that the berkshire hathaway stock went up. the comcast stock went up upon their
according to u.s. macizations activity is double what it was the same period last year and the second highest year-to-date total ever, second only to the year 2000. maria. >> thank you so much. kayla. not just retail. investors seeing a pickup in m & a action. warren buffett entered the ring with the buyout of heinz. peter weinberg joins us now. peter, nice to have you on the program. >> thank you, maria. your firm did the nyc ice deal, a number of other deals. advisory business...
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i think bodes well for the u.s. and bodes well for many stocks in those industries. >> how, do you -- go ahead. >> a poultry specific issue for china. the car sales in china is supposed to be off the chart so i think it's getting better, a and the stock market is it telling us that. other companies are starting to bring their manufacturing to the united states because the natural gas price is so low over here. >> yeah. they are also going to mexico. ed, jump in here. how do you invest it? >> well, i'll tell youing everything that they are saying i agree w.china obviously got hurt a little bit. their growth slowed down but the rest of the world looks good, and my biggest fear is one of them is europe. kind of quiet and the printing of money has put a band-aid and i think we'll see something thee unsettling to our markets. additionally down the road be ready for problems in japan. currency being devalued and right now we're in a good position with stocks. to me the most risky investments out there today are the ones w
i think bodes well for the u.s. and bodes well for many stocks in those industries. >> how, do you -- go ahead. >> a poultry specific issue for china. the car sales in china is supposed to be off the chart so i think it's getting better, a and the stock market is it telling us that. other companies are starting to bring their manufacturing to the united states because the natural gas price is so low over here. >> yeah. they are also going to mexico. ed, jump in here. how do...
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s&p has gotten ahead of the u.s. government by putting out its own press release saying it would be without factual or legal merit for the doj to sue. as we previously also reported, there were at least -- there was a desire on the part of the doj to get at least a billion dollar settlement and admission of guilt from s&p to drop the charges. s&p said no thank you. it would be a long time until we go to court, but this is an interesting potential case and certainly an important news story that is having significant pressure on both mcgraw-hill stock price and interestingly on that of moody's despite according to our sources there does not seem to be a case mounted against moody's president . at least at this point. >> selling off just in case though. >> absolutely. we're looking at the stock markets reaction. stay right there. we want to get reaction from brian belski and bob pisani. what about this? when you see a move like this in these stocks while we're waiting. what do you want to do? >> first off it was five ye
s&p has gotten ahead of the u.s. government by putting out its own press release saying it would be without factual or legal merit for the doj to sue. as we previously also reported, there were at least -- there was a desire on the part of the doj to get at least a billion dollar settlement and admission of guilt from s&p to drop the charges. s&p said no thank you. it would be a long time until we go to court, but this is an interesting potential case and certainly an important news...
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>> about 70% non-u.s. buying. >> in bell what are for? >> coming from latin america, canada, it's amazing. it's a u.n. of people with affluence coming into that market. >> only 30% american? w too, right? >> it's right down the street. >> it's a quandary. i was so glad you said you wanted to come on the show. you may be the largest. thanks to the president and ceo of starwood hotels. it's hot. it's going to get hotter. stay with cramer. >>> coming up -- can you handle the heat? cramer gets you fired up for a searing hot "lightning round." all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. >>> it is time, it is time for the "lightning round." what's -- and the question at a time. my staff does this on the fly. we have this sound and then the "lightn
>> about 70% non-u.s. buying. >> in bell what are for? >> coming from latin america, canada, it's amazing. it's a u.n. of people with affluence coming into that market. >> only 30% american? w too, right? >> it's right down the street. >> it's a quandary. i was so glad you said you wanted to come on the show. you may be the largest. thanks to the president and ceo of starwood hotels. it's hot. it's going to get hotter. stay with cramer. >>> coming up...
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here is the news, dow jones reporting the u.s. justice department and gulf coast states are thinking of offering bp $16 billion deal to settle civil claims related to the deadly 2010 deep water horizon incident. bp up 10%. thank you. >> talking about moving up, markets are moving higher. we will see how we goes into the close here. couple of down days. we will come back to the tune of 94 point to the dow. let's see if we can get back it 14,000. >>> and coming up next, boozy dose of hope yum to drown our slow down sorrows and more earnings. three things that every retail investor needs to know. before we go, most awesome video of the week. who said cheer leading isn't a sport. mine was earned in djibouti, africa, 2004. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your
here is the news, dow jones reporting the u.s. justice department and gulf coast states are thinking of offering bp $16 billion deal to settle civil claims related to the deadly 2010 deep water horizon incident. bp up 10%. thank you. >> talking about moving up, markets are moving higher. we will see how we goes into the close here. couple of down days. we will come back to the tune of 94 point to the dow. let's see if we can get back it 14,000. >>> and coming up next, boozy dose...
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>> here in the u.s. you have a disconnect between what the bond markets are telling you and what the equity markets are telling you. if the bond markets are right, equities have a long way to run. >> oliver, thank you for being here. >> nice to see you. >> coming up we've got more -- >> happy valentine's day. >> treat your lady right. coming up, we've got more with our stanford economics professor john taylor. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, a "squawk box" exclusive interview with robert rubin. former treasury secretary of the united states. we'll talk about the path from debt disaster to economic prosperity. keep watching "squawk box" on cnbc. [ male announcer ] any technology not moving forward is moving backward. [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] and you'll find advanced safety technology like an available heads-up display on the 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. >>> time now to get some final thoughts from our guest host john taylor. you make the case that the fed, by its easy money actio
>> here in the u.s. you have a disconnect between what the bond markets are telling you and what the equity markets are telling you. if the bond markets are right, equities have a long way to run. >> oliver, thank you for being here. >> nice to see you. >> coming up we've got more -- >> happy valentine's day. >> treat your lady right. coming up, we've got more with our stanford economics professor john taylor. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, a...
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. >> rick santelli, how much of today's rally in u.s. equities is because of a rally in the euro, a strong european rally after strong data this morning? >> when i came in lately, if the nikkei is down, this means european bur european bourses are up. i see the improvement. right around 135.80 and many thought we'd slip under 135. the euro correction, i can't tell whether it's over, but many traders don't think we'll see 137.5 in a while. treasuries once again, slightly above 2%, been there, done that, but it's still important because we haven't seen a huge rally pushing yields down for 2013. nothing big with big depth. and lumber, lumber today, as you see an intraday chart, was up, i think it's 2.4% which ends up being $10, maximum allowed. here's what's fascinating. open that chart up year-to-date, haven't taken out some recent highs, but if you pull back to a chart going to '05, could you clearly see we're getting to a zone we haven't seen since april of '05, and it's a testament that we have moved past the inflexion point. we're not
. >> rick santelli, how much of today's rally in u.s. equities is because of a rally in the euro, a strong european rally after strong data this morning? >> when i came in lately, if the nikkei is down, this means european bur european bourses are up. i see the improvement. right around 135.80 and many thought we'd slip under 135. the euro correction, i can't tell whether it's over, but many traders don't think we'll see 137.5 in a while. treasuries once again, slightly above 2%,...
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markets here in the u.s. getting a boost from overseas. and lifted by optimism over the italian elections, and prospects for looser japanese monetary policy. >> yeah, that's it. in a nutshell. >> i was wondering what it was when i was driving in this morning. now i know. >> we can end the show now. >> i thought it was the academy awards plus the fact that a lowe's car won in the daytona. but this is much better. it makes me feel more -- i mean, lincoln, you know, daniel day lewis won, that's lincoln. and the fellow that looks like it should say abe in japan. here's what i think is happening, okay? there are a lot of people who came in short after the big breakdown in the middle of the week last week. there was no follow-through with the negativity. instead, there was hewlett-packard, the first-grade interview last week. europe is not falling apart. it's just slow growth. china didn't even produce good numbers overnight. it's still not that bad. i think we're setting into the idea that the sequester is a larry kudrow bit. sa saying it's sma
markets here in the u.s. getting a boost from overseas. and lifted by optimism over the italian elections, and prospects for looser japanese monetary policy. >> yeah, that's it. in a nutshell. >> i was wondering what it was when i was driving in this morning. now i know. >> we can end the show now. >> i thought it was the academy awards plus the fact that a lowe's car won in the daytona. but this is much better. it makes me feel more -- i mean, lincoln, you know, daniel...
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becoming the third state in the u.s. to make that move. >>> before the break, big down movers on this wednesday afternoon with the dow jones industrial average up 132 points. look at the cap, up. [ man ] i've been out there most of my life. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!! ♪ >>> 150,000 people packed into st. peters square at the vatican today for pope benedict xvi's final audience. the pontiff talked about his decision to advocate. >> the vatican is rolling the dice on a new pope so to speak. look at moves on boyd, caesar's, las vegas sands and mgm resorts. all significant movers today. new jersey becoming the third state now to legalize on-line gambling behind nevada and delaware. garden state's governor, chris christie. i'm the only man who can block chris christie, frankly. he assigned a bill on tuesday that will include his
becoming the third state in the u.s. to make that move. >>> before the break, big down movers on this wednesday afternoon with the dow jones industrial average up 132 points. look at the cap, up. [ man ] i've been out there most of my life. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!! ♪ >>>...
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maybe the u.s. government should do that. let's take medicare and medicaid and put them all into the state exchanges. the problem is you can't pay that. >> you can't. can't afford it. >> i'll give you last word on this, phil. >> it looks like this is turning into an effort to blame unions for the health care mess that we have been in for a long time. we spend more money in health care than any country with mediocre outcomes. it would have been nice if the republicans, when they were in charge of the white house for many years, tackle this problem. >> i agree with you on that. in that sense, i'm not going to be partisan. now that the labor union democratic supporters of obama read the fine print, and we all get a taste of the cost overruns and the potential tax hikes, people are going to go nuts over this. they're not going to buy into it. i got to get out of here. grace-marie, phil, appreciate it. we're just about an hour away from a program here on cnbc that people are just dying the see. it's all about the big bucks and big
maybe the u.s. government should do that. let's take medicare and medicaid and put them all into the state exchanges. the problem is you can't pay that. >> you can't. can't afford it. >> i'll give you last word on this, phil. >> it looks like this is turning into an effort to blame unions for the health care mess that we have been in for a long time. we spend more money in health care than any country with mediocre outcomes. it would have been nice if the republicans, when...
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the u.s. stock market is the best place to put money right now. that's a positive feedback loop that's helping. you want to see a positive? this is the market, the bottom of november. this is total stock market. vanguard's total stock market. u.s., all of it. this is the total bond market. you're up 13% since november. total bond markets down 2 or 3%. that's a positive feed back loop. that will break someday. that's not going to continue forever. for the moment nothing is changing it. what would. homeowners index surprising. if you look at the numbers, traffic was lighter than anticipated. it was supposed to be home. we saw home building stocks like len ar, they are looking a little topy. look at lennar, they have been looking a little topy. that's what i mean. the market doesn't seem to be worried. it wasn't worried last week. i thought walmart, the leak from walmart saying higher taxes were hurting walmart. it hurt walmart, certainly, look at that but hasn't stopped overall market. that's th
the u.s. stock market is the best place to put money right now. that's a positive feedback loop that's helping. you want to see a positive? this is the market, the bottom of november. this is total stock market. vanguard's total stock market. u.s., all of it. this is the total bond market. you're up 13% since november. total bond markets down 2 or 3%. that's a positive feed back loop. that will break someday. that's not going to continue forever. for the moment nothing is changing it. what...
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the u.s. that's positive. we feel like europe has bottomed out and service provider leadership. but they told the analysts, be cautious in your modeling. so, they're giving these numbers, they feel like they can hit them but they are saying there are headwinds out there, so be cautious. >> jon fortt, thank you for that. keep in mind that cisco is notorious for being a conservative guider. meantime, let's get to the top trades for today. and tim, we go to you. >> well, i'm going to southern texas, also known as mexico, one of the best performing markets in the world. we are sellers of mexico, doing it through the eww. this has been one of not only the best performing markets in the world but a place people have expected higher earnings. they really told you that growth is slowing, so, mexico, i realize a lot of people may be a little bit out of your belly wick, this is an interesting call -- >> is it very core lated to the u.s. market? >> it has been. and one of the reasons with the housing imp
the u.s. that's positive. we feel like europe has bottomed out and service provider leadership. but they told the analysts, be cautious in your modeling. so, they're giving these numbers, they feel like they can hit them but they are saying there are headwinds out there, so be cautious. >> jon fortt, thank you for that. keep in mind that cisco is notorious for being a conservative guider. meantime, let's get to the top trades for today. and tim, we go to you. >> well, i'm going to...
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the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. >>> it is time. it is time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." rapid-fire calls, i don't know the calls or stock questions ahead of time. play until this sound -- and then the "lightning round" is over. are you ready skee-daddy? time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." dave in mississippi, dave? >> caller: hey, jim, big boo-yah to ya from columbus air force base in mississippi. my stock tonight is u.s. airways. >> i've been waiting for a pullback. i've been waiting for a pullback on this because this group has gotten hot. you're getting the pullback, i'd pull the trigger. bill in arkansas, please, bill? >> caller: boo-yah from the land of opportunity, advance auto parts. >> okay. i like advanced auto parts and i would be a buyer of it. let's go to keith in georgia, please. keith? >> caller: hey, jim, a big low country savannah, georgia, boo-yah to ya. >> wow. what's up? >> caller: i've been looking at coach, do you think it's time to buy on the recent weakness? >> i can'
the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. >>> it is time. it is time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." rapid-fire calls, i don't know the calls or stock questions ahead of time. play until this sound -- and then the "lightning round" is over. are you ready skee-daddy? time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." dave in mississippi, dave? >> caller: hey, jim, big boo-yah to ya from columbus air...
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the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. >>> it's gone largely unnoticed but a new report today warns federal retirement pensions could go bankrupt. they could. get this. the unfunded liability of the federal government's pension system surged to $761.5 billion in 2011 and that's up 139 billion from its deficit in 2010. let's discuss this. we have steer moore, keith boykin. steve they are down $760 odd billion. how will this get resolved. it's like social security. >> yeah. by the way, washington, d.c. pension deficit is better than california's. that's a big number you're talking about here. i want to emphasize one thing to the viewers. this has nothing to do with the budget deficit that you guys were just talking about. this is an addition to the trillion dollar deficits we're running. these are not officially on the books. it's money that the federal government owe these federal retirees. i would make two comments about it. number one, as you know, you covered this, the federal pen
the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. >>> it's gone largely unnoticed but a new report today warns federal retirement pensions could go bankrupt. they could. get this. the unfunded liability of the federal government's pension system surged to $761.5 billion in 2011 and that's up 139 billion from its deficit in 2010. let's discuss this. we have steer moore, keith boykin. steve they are down $760 odd billion. how will this get resolved. it's like social security. >>...
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the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. and trade with papermoney to test-drive the market. ♪ all on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. [ticking] >> if michael mckubre is right about his experiment, it could change everything. it could end our dependence on oil, end the threat of global warming, and provide unlimited power. >> for example, the laptop would come pre-charged with all of the energy that you would ever intend to use. >> automobiles? >> same. [ticking] >> they've constructed one of the largest, most sophisticated machines ever built to try and replicate what the universe was like just a few nanoseconds after it was created. >> why do you want to do that? >> why wouldn't you want to know that? >> well, you'd want to know it, but, you know, spending $8 billion to find o
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looks like it's established in the u.s. and internationally. >> i think you have done a lot of homework. i think your reasoning makes sense. you did say it was speculative and the company has had a kind of roller coaster earnings pattern. as long as you recognize there's a time to get on and a time to get off like ecclesiastes, you're in good shape. like fitzgerald said, the rich are different from you and me. the high-end retailers like ralph lauren and lulu lemon are in high demand. after the break i'll try to save you more money. >>> coming up, times are a-changing. cramer has more fresh-faced companies that could be setting themselves up to be big names for years to come. >>> next up, the greasy spoon and neighborhood grocer are becoming a thing of the past. but these rising stars are filling their shoes. find out if they should fill your portfolio. uh, i'm in a timeout because apparently riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underne
looks like it's established in the u.s. and internationally. >> i think you have done a lot of homework. i think your reasoning makes sense. you did say it was speculative and the company has had a kind of roller coaster earnings pattern. as long as you recognize there's a time to get on and a time to get off like ecclesiastes, you're in good shape. like fitzgerald said, the rich are different from you and me. the high-end retailers like ralph lauren and lulu lemon are in high demand....
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and giving us jobs. >> that qualifies as u.s. >> it is giving us money in the u.s. you have chath noog a tennessee, building past sats there and i also think they overlooked on the list the jetta diesel. it is completely overlooked and a hybrid that gets better fuel economy than a lot of had i brids out there. i have a deasel and fell in love with it. i think it is fantastic. she have sigh coming out with their own diesel. >> it is very interesting. are the hybrids going to make it? are the electric battery cars going to make it? >> i think you need to have radical angz in technology to work. they're too heavy. too bulky. too limited in range. so the hybrid is a way of making an even more complicated vehicle because now you have combustion engine plus an electric one. i frankly think that better than that would not gas powered thing. >> i owned a hybrid suv and i won't name the name, but it was a disaster. thank you. you're all great to do this. that's it for this evening's show. i am larry kudlow. i own an american car and didn't get a bailout either. we will see y
and giving us jobs. >> that qualifies as u.s. >> it is giving us money in the u.s. you have chath noog a tennessee, building past sats there and i also think they overlooked on the list the jetta diesel. it is completely overlooked and a hybrid that gets better fuel economy than a lot of had i brids out there. i have a deasel and fell in love with it. i think it is fantastic. she have sigh coming out with their own diesel. >> it is very interesting. are the hybrids going to...
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a bank like wells fargo, u.s. ç bancorp, domestic banks with little exposure to weakened europe and very strong managements. citigroup, jpmorgan, morgan stanley with tremendous exposure to the continent. that's why at times i've had to dismiss the earnings per share gains entirely at the moment if the cohort was radically out of favor. but i never just forgot them. instead, i tried to figure out which ones can at times break the tug of the sector, the gravitational pull and which ones can really shine because if the sector falls back into favor, i've got to be ready. for example, ever since the market's gigantic bottom in 2009, we've seen many sectors of retail and individual stocks within those sectors outperform. i like to listen to the earnings calls of all the retailers. at given times, i'm rapt by the groups doing the best. by far the top performers during this period have been the discount stores, notably dollar general and dollar tree. when i see the markets money go to retail, i go back to my earnings re
a bank like wells fargo, u.s. ç bancorp, domestic banks with little exposure to weakened europe and very strong managements. citigroup, jpmorgan, morgan stanley with tremendous exposure to the continent. that's why at times i've had to dismiss the earnings per share gains entirely at the moment if the cohort was radically out of favor. but i never just forgot them. instead, i tried to figure out which ones can at times break the tug of the sector, the gravitational pull and which ones can...
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number one, we are one of the largest natural organic food and personal care companies in the u.s. and the world. our last nielsen numbers that came out, you know, we're growing at 10% on retail stores. you know, in our quarter last night, our growth was up up 25%, organic growth is up 9.4% in the u.s. we had hurricane sandy in there, stores were closed for a week. our margins improved dramatically. 72 -- >> at a time when everyone else in the food business is telling me that food costs went up. >> food costs went up. we earned 72 cents. our earnings per share were up 55%. so i guess what else can we do to make our shareholders happy? and i think our long shareholders will be happy. the article, hey, when you come back -- >> i had to bring it up. >> sure. >> it hammered the stock. >> is there trouble in tea land? of course there's not trouble in tea land. is there going to be competition coming after us? absolutely. and i've said this before. she's doing a great thing. >> pepsico. >> to bring more healthier foods. i can't change the way the world eats, you know, with hain itself. e
number one, we are one of the largest natural organic food and personal care companies in the u.s. and the world. our last nielsen numbers that came out, you know, we're growing at 10% on retail stores. you know, in our quarter last night, our growth was up up 25%, organic growth is up 9.4% in the u.s. we had hurricane sandy in there, stores were closed for a week. our margins improved dramatically. 72 -- >> at a time when everyone else in the food business is telling me that food costs...
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relative to the u.s. again, for a country that has its own printing press, you have to wonder if it's not more about inflation concerns. >> it is well and truly alive in britain with regard to its curren currency. plenty more to come on "worldwide exchange." see you in a few minutes. >>> the yen resumes its slide lower. the nikkei is up. the finance minister defending his stimulus plan in a cnbc exclusive. >> uk finance minister george osborne denies a warning to japan and says leader less follow through with their pledge. >> we have a common approach to this and the common approach is we're not going to use currencies as a tool of economic warfare. >> and investors say the latest restructuring, natixis is up after the french lender unveils a simpler structure and the special dividend. >> and the latest polls suggest bersani's party has a narrow lead in itly. jay you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> markets are relatively quiet, save for japan. get to
relative to the u.s. again, for a country that has its own printing press, you have to wonder if it's not more about inflation concerns. >> it is well and truly alive in britain with regard to its curren currency. plenty more to come on "worldwide exchange." see you in a few minutes. >>> the yen resumes its slide lower. the nikkei is up. the finance minister defending his stimulus plan in a cnbc exclusive. >> uk finance minister george osborne denies a warning to...
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sluggish and up 60% in the u.s. we believe the international piece will show improvements that will allow them to guide slightly higher than where the street's at for the march quarter. so we've done some fundamental work in two of their countries. uk being the biggest one and we think we will see this turn point. if that happens, stock will likely fwo go higher despite the fact it doubled. >> what can go wrong. >> if we are right about the lift or improvement international, the product they are selling, groupon goods, tend to lower margin. the one risk is we think this is positive for revenue but that drives the stock higher. one of the concerns we have is goods number means for the overall gross margin. >> groupon has been a push company. they fill your in box with stuff. fewer people are checking them out. it's trying to become a pull company, a mobile company. is it doing it well, gene, and is groupon the same company it was 12 months ago? >> it's a different company than it was 12 months ago, and i think that w
sluggish and up 60% in the u.s. we believe the international piece will show improvements that will allow them to guide slightly higher than where the street's at for the march quarter. so we've done some fundamental work in two of their countries. uk being the biggest one and we think we will see this turn point. if that happens, stock will likely fwo go higher despite the fact it doubled. >> what can go wrong. >> if we are right about the lift or improvement international, the...
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in a recent report, they said that 52% of all particle physicists, of all u.s. particle physicists are here working on things. there's a lot. >> you feel any pressure? >> absolutely. >> really? how hard have you been working? >> well, i haven't been to the grocery store in five weeks. so i think i have a jar of mustard and a stick of butter in my refrigerator right now. >> feel like you're part of something historic? >> absolutely, yeah. >> it's like opening a whole new window that you never saw before. and you open the window, and you get a whole new vista of things that might happen that you didn't have access to before. so from a scientist's point of view, it's the biggest thing to happen in particle physics in, say, 20 or 30 years. >> yeah. >> what's the average person gonna get out of this? >> what the--the best thing is, we don't know. >> some scientists believe the experiment could lead to the discovery of other dimensions beyond length and width and depth. they've long suspected that they exist, but lack the knowledge to detect them. they also hope to le
in a recent report, they said that 52% of all particle physicists, of all u.s. particle physicists are here working on things. there's a lot. >> you feel any pressure? >> absolutely. >> really? how hard have you been working? >> well, i haven't been to the grocery store in five weeks. so i think i have a jar of mustard and a stick of butter in my refrigerator right now. >> feel like you're part of something historic? >> absolutely, yeah. >> it's like...
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the ceo of the u.s. tire maker, titan, making industrial tires and so forth, turning done a rescue of a good year plant closed in the country. maurice taylor saying he has no interest because french workers get paid too much and they only work three hours a day. they take an hour-lunch, take another break and talk talk three hours a day. >> when we work, we work better. it may be about to go into a tail spin. could be a major story in 2013. >> could become another sick man in europe, kayla. >> i don't understand, why, if he is worried about saving french jobs, french industry minister, why he didn't go to michelin. here, maurice taylor says i will drive michelin out of business. i want michelin if i'm going to the government. >> a clothing line called rain, heat and snow. so kayla, a jacket for you for chance? >> i'm thinking probably no. if this is an attempt tocate toert younger class to make the post office relevant again, ininstead of doing something like releasing a clothing line, invest in technolo
the ceo of the u.s. tire maker, titan, making industrial tires and so forth, turning done a rescue of a good year plant closed in the country. maurice taylor saying he has no interest because french workers get paid too much and they only work three hours a day. they take an hour-lunch, take another break and talk talk three hours a day. >> when we work, we work better. it may be about to go into a tail spin. could be a major story in 2013. >> could become another sick man in...
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the u.s. session here, we just had empire state manufacturing crossing, turning positive for the first time since july. we see futures hugging the flat line pretty much. the s&p with a bias towards the green. in europe, the d-20 meeting is underway in moscow. your mixed bag as we have spain in the negative. japan's nikkei, that's one that's notable, dropping as yen strengthen for the fourth straight session. hang seng is wup and kospi is flat. >> our road map begins with a valentine that carl ichichan. it's the latest sell in the battle of the billionaires as the shorts feel the squeeze. >> apple emerges as the battleground stock with the likes of einhorn and tsiros and low, getting out. >> they are off the boat. passengers on the carnival triumph finally disembarked in mobile, alabama, but the trouble may be far from over which facing the public airing from passengers, pictures and potential lawsuits. >> and many hedge fund managers seem to be abandoning the precious metal. let's start with h
the u.s. session here, we just had empire state manufacturing crossing, turning positive for the first time since july. we see futures hugging the flat line pretty much. the s&p with a bias towards the green. in europe, the d-20 meeting is underway in moscow. your mixed bag as we have spain in the negative. japan's nikkei, that's one that's notable, dropping as yen strengthen for the fourth straight session. hang seng is wup and kospi is flat. >> our road map begins with a valentine...
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the u.s. then you can blow that out overseas, when you have the taint of china. i'm questioning why the stock isn't down $1. >> you've got to take a look at the asia decline, 9.5%. a lot of that was japan. japan is a huge component of that number. japan was down 17%. that cannot be ignored when it comes to asia. >> a lot going in japan that is causing the 17%. >> they've had pricing issues over the past couple of years. not sure specific to january. they did say february would be impacted, could be as much as 3%, because the year ago had an extra leap year day. december was impacted by the fact they were open on christmas day. it's really come down to that incremental, that marginal day you get every month. >> i remember when coca-cola had high single-digits in japan. i'm giving don the benefit of the doubt. i want to know what you think. you spent a lot of time with him. >> don, of course, is an engineer, so he knows operations. their coo was the old asia pacific guy. the management is well e
the u.s. then you can blow that out overseas, when you have the taint of china. i'm questioning why the stock isn't down $1. >> you've got to take a look at the asia decline, 9.5%. a lot of that was japan. japan is a huge component of that number. japan was down 17%. that cannot be ignored when it comes to asia. >> a lot going in japan that is causing the 17%. >> they've had pricing issues over the past couple of years. not sure specific to january. they did say february would...
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the u.s. dollar. in asia, china up eighth straight session. nikkei highest level since september of 2008. disney set to open at record highs. strength in media networks. word that it's planning films based on "star wars" characters. >>> zynga, revenues continue to fall and the social gaming company said 2013 would be profitable. >>> company seeing momentum in america's improvement in europe and big margin gains for 2013 for ralph lauren. >>> the post office could be eliminating or cutting back deliveries on saturday. we'll explain. they carry the official announcement at 10:00 a.m. this morning. >>> we start with disney. shares rising pre-market, set to open at all-time highs at fiscal fourth quarter profits beat the markets. growing attendance at the theme parks. real news came during bob iger's interview with our own julia boorstin. >> in fact, we are working on a few stand-alone films. larry kazden and simon ginberg are working on films derived on "star wars" characters that are not part of
the u.s. dollar. in asia, china up eighth straight session. nikkei highest level since september of 2008. disney set to open at record highs. strength in media networks. word that it's planning films based on "star wars" characters. >>> zynga, revenues continue to fall and the social gaming company said 2013 would be profitable. >>> company seeing momentum in america's improvement in europe and big margin gains for 2013 for ralph lauren. >>> the post office...